Sailor · 2008–2026

Steve Diaz

cyc Farr 40 ORC handicap Lightning

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Events: 18
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 39%
Typically beats: 41%
Best class ranking: #305
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: Pat Considine
Longest-running crew: Pat Considine
Nemesis: Evan Jahn
Rival: Philip Dowd
Best day: 5 Jun 2026
Signature result: 2nd of 6

Partnerships · 60+ sailors

Pat Considine · Eagles Wings, Nitemare, Sin Duda! · Farr 40, GL 70, Melges 32, ORC handicap 8events 0 wins together · 6 podiums · 0% win rate · 11 of 64 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+30 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Jun 2026
John Gottwald · Eagles Wings · Farr 40, ORC handicap 6events 0 wins together · 4 podiums · 0% win rate · 7 of 47 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together(+24 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2015 – Jun 2026
John Stanley · Eagles Wings, Nitemare, Sin Duda! · GL 70, J/88, Melges 32, ORC handicap 5events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 0% win rate · 5 of 39 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together(+21 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Jun 2025
Tim Corkell · Eagles Wings, Nitemare, Sin Duda! · GL 70, ORC handicap, TP52 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 27 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Jun 2023
Aaron Stott · Nitemare, Sin Duda! · GL 70, J/88, ORC handicap, TP52 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 4 of 28 races won Beat 52% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Jun 2022
Kevin D'Aprile · Eagles Wings, Nitemare, Sin Duda! · GL 70, ORC handicap, TP52 4events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 4 events · 6 of 27 races won Beat 53% of the fleet together(+11 vs. without) · best 2nd · Aug 2008 – Jun 2023
Anne Branson · Eagles Wings · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
Tyler Woodworth · Eagles Wings, Hot Lips, Sin Duda! · Farr 40, ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 26 races won Beat 55% of the fleet together(+12 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Aug 2018
Lindsey Duda · Sin Duda! · J/88, ORC handicap, TP52 3events 0 wins together · 1 podiums · 3 events · 3 of 21 races won Beat 46% of the fleet together(+2 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2013 – Jun 2022
Brenden Jacobs · Eagles Wings · ORC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 3 podiums · 3 events · 5 of 23 races won Beat 69% of the fleet together(+29 vs. without) · best 2nd · Jun 2023 – Jun 2026

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

Event history · 18

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
5 Jun 2026	2026 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Eagles Wings	ORC handicap	Headsail Trimmer	3rd / 8
6 Jun 2025	2025 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Eagles Wings	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 5
16 Feb 2024	2024 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - St. Petersburg	I'd Rather Be Lucky	Lightning	Offside trimmer	16th / 23
9 Jun 2023	2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Eagles Wings	ORC handicap	Crew	3rd / 6
10 Jun 2022	2022 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series - Chicago	Sin Duda!	J/88	Main Trimmer	7th / 15
25 Mar 2022	Mount Dora Yacht Club 69th Regatta	US 1738	RS Aero	Skipper	6th / 6
11 Jun 2021	2021 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Momentus	J/111	Tactician	4th / 6
8 Jun 2019	2019 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Sin Duda!	TP52	Main Trimmer	4th / 4
9 Aug 2018	2018 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Hot Lips	Farr 40	Headsail Trimmer	6th / 10
25 Aug 2017	2017 Verve Cup Inshore Regatta	Black Pearl	J/70	Other	13th / 17
17 Jun 2017	2017 Chicago - Waukegan - Chicago - CASRA	Bandit	PHRF handicap	Pit	3rd / 8
9 Jun 2017	2017 Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Chicago	Bandit	Farr 40	Pit	7th / 7
8 Sep 2016	2016 Farr 40 North Americans	Eagles Wings	Farr 40	Pit	4th / 7
16 Jun 2016	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2016	Eagles Wings	Farr 40	Main Trimmer	3rd / 7
12 Jun 2015	Helly Hansen Chicago NOOD Regatta 2015	Eagles Wings	Farr 40	Other	4th / 6
7 Jun 2013	2013 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD Regatta	Sin Duda!	ORC handicap	Main Trimmer	2nd / 6
4 Dec 2008	2008 Melges 32 Gold Cup	Nitemare	Melges 32	Other	17th / 20
15 Aug 2008	2008 Verve Cup Offshore Regatta	Nitemare	GL 70	Other	3rd / 8

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Adj. ±
All classes Crew	206	#14416 band 10032–20412	—
Farr 40 Crew	-29 provisional	#305 band 266–342	−2.3

9 more classes, not yet ranked

J/70 · Crew · 9 races, 1 event · rating -43
Melges 32 · Crew · 8 races, 1 event · rating -42
RS Aero · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating -63
J/88 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 16
All classes · Helm · 7 races, 1 event · rating 3
GL 70 · Crew · 7 races, 1 event · rating 86
J/111 · Crew · 6 races, 1 event · rating -13
TP52 · Crew · 5 races, 1 event · rating -86
Lightning · Crew · 4 races, 1 event · rating -41

Rank among sailors with ten or more rated races over three or more events, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Adj. ± is the adjusted plus-minus in points of fleet beaten.

Helm and crew

As helm	1 events	0 wins	beats 0%
As crew	17 events	0 wins	beats 47%

Positions: Main Trimmer (5) · Pit (3) · Headsail Trimmer (2) · Offside trimmer (1) · Tactician (1)

How they race

Closer	−9 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	−10 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Consistency	47%	100% = the same result every event
Small fleets (<12)	48%	of the fleet beaten

Head to head

Helm	Races	W–L
Philip Dowd	55	25–30
Joel Carroll	41	33–8
Leif Sigmond	38	12–26
Evan Jahn	28	5–23
Lloyd Karzen	22	18–4
Arvid Eiesland	18	17–1
Christopher Whitford	18	8–10
Shawn O'Neill	17	5–12
John Gottwald	17	7–10
Lance Smotherman	16	8–8
David Ward	14	14–0

Most-beaten opponent: Joel Carroll (33–8).

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	1	71%
2025	1	75%
2024	1	32%
2023	1	60%
2022	2	29%
2021	1	40%
2019	1	0%
2018	1	44%
2017	3	32%
2016	2	58%
2015	1	40%
2013	1	80%
2008	2	44%

Boats

Eagles Wings · ORC handicap, Farr 40 · 6 events · 2015–2026
Sin Duda! · J/88, TP52, ORC handicap · 3 events · 2013–2022
Bandit · PHRF handicap, Farr 40 · 2 events · 2017
Nitemare · Melges 32, GL 70 · 2 events · 2008
I'd Rather Be Lucky · Lightning · 1 events · 2024
US 1738 · RS Aero · 1 events · 2022
Momentus · J/111 · 1 events · 2021
Hot Lips · Farr 40 · 1 events · 2018
Black Pearl · J/70 · 1 events · 2017

Where they race

Chicago, IL, USA · 13 events
Chicago, Illinois, USA · 1 events
Mount Dora, FL · 1 events
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA · 1 events
Unknown · 1 events
St. Petersburg, FL, USA · 1 events

Is this you?

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Crew rating across all classes: 206 (±119), #14,416.Helm rating across all classes: 3 (±191). Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.